Script-Writing workshop in Ahmedabad, Sept' 2018

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay. All students will write their own short story and adapt it into a screenplay. 

 STORY

 Aim – The secret behind a good film is a well told story. All of us have many stories in our cupboard, but we don't know how to tell them. In this section, we learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story, which we will later transform into a script.

Day 1 : Finding your own voice / Ras. The Navrasas, our immense wealth.

Day 2 : An exercise to deal with the writers block. Start your own story.

Day 3 : Structure of a story : Conflict and Resolution. Developing your story.

Day 4 : Making it flow : Transitions, both poetic and visual.

SCREENPLAY

 Aim – In the professional world of films, the audio visual format of the screenplay is the only way to 'show' your story. Your script will not be read unless it is written in the correct format. The final stage of the process is a storyboard, basically illustrations of all the shots such that the images and camera angles are clearly visualised. If you can master the art of the storyboard, your script is ready to be shot.

Day 5  : Format of the American Screenplay. Scene Construction.

Day 6 : Theme, Story and Plot. Integrating these in your script.

Day 7: Characterisation, Dialogues and Transitions.

Day 8 : Writing a complete five page script.

Day 9 : Going back to telling. Write a one-line script, and practice the pitch talk.

 You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions. These sessions will be evenly spaced out, once a week, so that the student has enough time to finish his assignments.

The classes will be referring to popular Indian films like Sholay, Deewar, Dil Chahta hai, Pinjar, Satya, 3 idiots, Piku, Bajrangi Bhaijan, and American films like Kill Bill, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, etc. So please watch most of these films if you have not seen them, before the course begins.

Fees : The fees for these ( nine/ ten sessions of two hrs each)  sessions is Rs 12,500/- If you need support for writing a longer script, we can discuss the amount. Women can avail a ten percent discount. 

Faculty : Manjushree Abhinav

The main faculty for this course is Manjushree Abhinav, a novelist and film maker. She has taught at NID, FTII, SRISHTI, CEPT, Anant University, and Storygram. 

Venue :  C2 - 124, Orchid Harmony, Applewoods Township, Ahmedabad. If the student finds it difficult to commute to this location, the online option can be made available.

Contact : Manjushree 9825476446, or mail gazeatthesun@gmail.com

ONLINE SCRIPT WRITING COURSE

Creative Writing and Scriptwriting Online Workshop

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay.

STORY

 

Aim – The secret behind a good film is a well told story. All of us have many stories in our cupboard, but we don’t know how to tell them. In this section, we learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story, which we will later transform into a script. So, you will be guided  towards writing a short story which is scriptable, meaning which can easily fit into the audio-visual format of a screenplay. 

 1 : Storytelling in Cinematic language.

 2 : Indian Cinema: Inspirations from the Navras and Mythology.

3 : Characterisations, the back bone of a good story.

 4 : Structuring the story based on the dramatic need.

(The classes will be referring to popular Indian films, like Sholay, Deewar, Dil Chahta hai, Pinjar, Satya, 3 idiots, Piku, Bajrangi Bhaijan, etc. So please watch most of these films if you have not seen them, before the course begins. )

 

SCREENPLAY

 

Aim: Apart from the following lectures, you will be expected to write a five to ten minutes script for which I will give you feedback. 

 5 : Format of the Screenplay. 

 6 : Scene Construction.

 7:  The art of writing Dialogues.

 8 : Narrative Structure of the Script.

You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films and scenes which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions.

You will be given plenty of homework, it should keep you busy for an hour or two per day, so please be prepared to work hard if you want to really benefit from the course.

FEE STRUCTURE 

The fees for this ( nine / ten  sessions of two hrs each) online workshops is Rs 12,500/- You can pay this online. I will send you my bank account details if you want to register for the course.

Faculty : Manjushree Abhinav

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Manjushree is an author and a film maker. An alumnus of the Film and TV Institute of India, she has taught scriptwriting and film making at FTII, NID, and Storygram.

You can watch her recent film, And Then The Mountain Called Her, here :https://vimeo.com/96907398.

And here you can watch short films made by her students at Storygram https://vimeo.com/96907398.

You can contact her at manjushree.abhinav@gmail.com, or call 0982574664 .

Script-writing workshop in Ahemdabad and Online

So you want to make films. If your ambitions go beyond the glamour, you will realise that it is the script that is the driving force behind any fiction film or tv serial. Writing for films is a deeply satisfying process, and it can be learned by anyone who is passionate about cinema. 

I offer this workshop online, we can meet on gtalk, or on skype.  

This is an ongoing workshop. Mostly carried out on google hangouts, the time and date is mutually decided.

Syllabus 

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay.

STORY

Aim – The secret behind a good film is a well told story. All of us have many stories in our cupboard, but we don't know how to tell them. In this section, we learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story, which we will later transform into a script.

Day 1 : Finding your own voice / Ras. The Navrasas, our immense wealth.

Day 2 : An exercise to deal with the writers block. Start your own story.

Day 3 : Structure of a story : Conflict and Resolution. Developing your story.

Day 4 : Making it flow : Final touches to the story.

SCREENPLAY

Aim – In the professional world of films, the audio visual format of the screenplay is the only way to 'show' your story. Your script will not be read unless it is written in the correct format. The final stage of the process is a storyboard, which is an illustration of all the shots such that the images and camera angles are clearly visualised. If you can master the art of the storyboard, your script is ready to be shot.

Day 1 : Format of the American Screenplay. Writing a scene.

Day 2 : Theme, Story and Plot. Writing a one line script.

Day 3: Characterisation, Dialogues and Transitions.

Day 4 : Writing a five page script.

Day 5 : Making a Storyboard. 

 

You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions.

The fees for these ( nine sessions of two hrs each) online workshops is Rs 9,500/- 

Faculty : Manjushree Abhinav

Manjushree is an author and a film maker. An alumnus of the Film and TV Institute of India, she has taught scriptwriting and film making at FTII, NID, and Storygram. 

You can watch her recent film, And Then The Mountain Called Her, here :https://vimeo.com/96907398.

And here you can watch short films made by her students at Storygram https://vimeo.com/96907398.

You can contact her at manjushree.abhinav@gmail.com, or call 0982574664 .

Story Writing Workshop in Ahemdabad

Writing Stories for Films : Part 1 of a Script Writing Workshop

1. Understanding the Structures of Popular Cinema
2. Conflict & Resolution : the Building Blocks of a Story.
3. The Seven Basic Plots
4. Finding Your Voice
5. Writing Your Story

Date : 27th and 28th December

Time : 11 am to 5 pm (on both days )

Fees : Rs 2000/-

Place : Rang Mandal. Arogya Samiti Ellisbridge, Pritam Nagar Akhada, Paldi, Ahmedabad.

Facilitator : Manjushree Abhinav , Author and Film maker, She has taught at NID, FTII, and Storygram.

Register soon. Limited Seats . Call 9825476446 ( Manjushree ) or

                                                       7405317050  ( Dhruv )

Art and Craft of Screenplay Writing in Bangalore

Learn the Art and Craft of Screenplay writing in Bangalore over four Fridays, starting 22nd June' 12.

Course Content : 

• 1. Format of scriptwriting.

• 2. Structuring a screenplay : Plot points to Scene transitions.

• 3. Characterization and Dialogues.

• 4. Project : Writing a screenplay of a ten minute fiction film.  

  
  

Please note : Home work assignments would be checked on email.

Schedule : Class timings would be 11 am to 4 pm on Fridays, starting 22nd June'12,  in North Bangalore.

Contact : Call Manjushree at 9945192862 to register for the course. You can also mail her at manjushree.abhinav@gmail.com.

Fees : Rs. 7700 / -

Certificates will be given on submission of the project work.

Teacher's Profile : 

 Manushree Abhinav has authored a novel, ‘A Grasshopper’s Pilgrimage’.

 She is a film maker. She has studied at FTII, Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. She has made several documentary films, and taught various aspects of film making like scriptwriting, making documentary films, video editing, at FTII, NID (National Institute of Design), Ahemedabad, Srishti School of Art and Design, Bangalore. 

She has also conducted several creative writing workshops at the Times of India Nalanda group, Bangalore, Ahemedabad and Mumbai. This is the third batch of film making workshops she is conducting in Bangalore.

 She blogs at www.baktoo.blogspot.com. You can watch her films and read part of her book at www.storygram.in.